Clippers Flying Cloud and Hornet
Flying Cloud: Captain Cressy; Hornet: Captain Knapp
From New York
Passage:
Daily Alta California, August 13, 1853
Arrival of the Clippers Hornet and Flying Cloud
Results of Race
Remarkable Passages
The clipper-ship Hornet, Capt. Knapp, arrived yesterday in 106 days from New York, having left on the 26th April and arrived at this port on the 11th inst. She crossed the Equator July 24th, and has made the run thence in 18 days. She was closely followed by the Flying Cloud, Capt. Cressey, also from New York, in 105 days, having sailed April 28th. The Flying Cloud crossed the Equator July 17th, since which time she has had northerly winds. The Hornet anchored about 45 minutes ahead of the Flying Cloud. Both vessels have anchored off North Beach, and present a beautiful appearance.
The following extract from the Hornet’s log shows a few further particulars of that vessel’s voyage. We shall publish a more complete statement of the separate passages of the two vessels to-morrow:
At 1 o’clock P. M., cast off the steam tug, and made sail.
At 8 o’clock, A. M., on the 28th, six sail in sight, all of which presented inverted images, reflected by the atmosphere. Same day saw a clipper ship to the south west, supposed to be the Flying Cloud.
Crossed the Equator in twenty days from New York, in lat. 31 45 west.
May 18th, 6 o’clock P.M., spoke ship Samuel Fales, 38 days from Boston for San Francisco.
May 19th, made the Island of Ferdinand Noronah. Same night passed over the assigned position of a shoal, as also on a previous voyage without discovering danger; do not think it exists.
June 4th, saw clipper ship Eclipse, from New York, and John Lane of Boston.
June 15th, made Staten Land.
Was eleven days off the cape with heavy gales from the westward.
Greatest days run was two hundred and ninety-one miles, under skysails and studding sails.
Have experienced light winds this side the Line.
Both the Hornet and Flying Cloud have Lieut. Manry’s chart.
Aug. 12 ’ Clipper ship Hornet, Knapp, 106 days from New York; mdse, to Case, Heiser & Co.
Cargo: Not noted.
Passengers:
Hornet
Baldwin, J.
Betty Bronk
Mrs. J. E., and child
Cornell, F.
Flying Cloud
Lawton, G.H.
Lewis, E.
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